On 12/06/2010 12:18 PM, Tom Lane wrote: > Jesse Keating <jkeating@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> The argument of default firewall or not would probably quiet down quite >> a bit if we had any sort of decent UI to help users get the firewall out >> of their way when they're really trying to do something. > > +1. In today's environment, not having a firewall by default is an > incredibly stupid idea. What we need to do is fix the UI problems, > not bypass them by dramatically reducing security. > > regards, tom lane I keep seeing claims of "incredibly stupid", and at the same time saying we need to make it easier to open up ports when they need them. What is the default firewall protecting me from, if I'm allowed and hand held through opening up ports on demand? -- Jesse Keating Fedora -- Freedom² is a feature! identi.ca: http://identi.ca/jkeating -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
